1 Hundreds of years ago, mapmaking was a very different job than it is today. Then, explorers drew maps by hand. Their perspective of the land made mapmaking difficult. Drawing a map of a large area is hard when you can only see a few miles at one time! As a result, their maps were often quite inaccurate. Today, everything has changed. Maps are drawn by computers. Land can be viewed from as far away as outer space. The location, size, .....For the complete story with questions: click here for printable